Whenever I write about the history of the internet, someone slips into the comments with a joke about Al Gore inventing it. And it gets funnier every time.
The funniest part? Al Gore never claimed that he invented the internet, and yet he was actually influential in helping to privatize it. Legendary internet architects like Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf even say so. But you should never let the truth get in the way of a good™ joke™. Or even a mediocre one.
Now, I submit for your perusal, every joke ever told about Al Gore inventing the internet (give or take a few million). What’s your favorite? Let us know in the comments, or share your own! They never get old, I can promise you that!
Maybe Al Gore should run for president after all. The inventor of the Internet would have an overwhelming technological advantage.
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) August 18, 2015
When they're wheeling out good ol' internet creator, Al "Jazeera" Gore, you know Mrs. Clinton is toast.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 14, 2015
There's this new invention called an Internet search. I believe Al Gore invented it. Try it outhttps://t.co/VNLLX1kKzO
— Josh Earnst (@NotJoshEarnest) August 16, 2015
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The video of @marcorubio hitting a kid in the face with a football is literally the reason @algore invented the Internet
— Michael Gach (@mgach31) August 19, 2015
Tim: "Hey, Tom, guess what, the internet didn't exist cause Al Gore didn't invent it yet!"
[Tim laughs loudly for a good 15 seconds]— TCGTE quotes (@TCGTE_quotes) August 19, 2015
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Al Gore Resume: Invented the Internet. BOOM! *Drops mic*
— I’m Peculiar (@Pqlyur1) August 14, 2015
I WILL NOT. I WILL BE BELLIGERENT! THIS IS WHAT AL GORE INVENTED THE INTERNET FOR! https://t.co/4oApgIRLJM
— Couillon (@diabsoule) August 14, 2015
I bet Al Gore is regretting inventing the Internet today.
— Nobody You Know (@pvaras) August 13, 2015
Al Gore could fund a presidential campaign with all his royalties for inventing the internet. Remember when he said he did that? In the 90s?
— crisp mattman (@cushbomb) August 13, 2015
Thank you, Al Gore, for creating the internet because this is hysterical! #TomBrady http://t.co/S94Fi0Jczr
— Mark Ricks (spoutible.com/markricks) (@markricks) August 13, 2015
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Al Gore is now top-trending on the Internet he invented
— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) August 13, 2015
I invented the internet…Al Gore Insiders “Figuring Out If There’s A Path” For Him To Run http://t.co/Y7xxZPBNMi
— Andrew Do (@andrewdoDC) August 13, 2015
Apparently the true goal of The Internet is to promote racist ignorance & sheer stupidity. I mean, thanks for nothing, Al Gore. #smh
— Mike Avila (@mikeavila) August 12, 2015
Al Gore didn't invent the internet for people to use evil hookup apps to promote promiscuity & destroy the concept of human relationships
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) August 12, 2015
Some days, I really wish the Internet didn't exist.. lies, deception, media hype, Photoshop, all for the world to devour. Thanks, Al Gore.
— GOPrincess (@GOPrincess) August 10, 2015
Al Gore didn't really think through spoilers when he 'invented' the Internet. Fail.
— Andi🦩 (@andiABCs) August 10, 2015
#FakeShoppingFacts .. If you buy a computer from Circuit City, Al Gore will personally sign your internet
— and Coke (@andcoke) August 9, 2015
Al Gore explains how he created the internet #SurprisingThingsAtTheSmithsonian
— Kristen Huff Bramell (@kristenhuff300) August 9, 2015
Ever Since Al Gore Invented The Internet, It's Been Too Easy For People To Uncover My Lies. #tcot #NoHillary pic.twitter.com/tLbYT36ZeJ
— Angie Hall (@BeachDreamin291) August 11, 2015
I am ALWAYS amazed at the connections that the internet brings us. Heard from someone I hadn't talked to in years. Thank you, Al Gore. 😉
— 🔥DEFINITELY A BOT🔥 (@prinniedidit) August 8, 2015
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I bet one reason Al Gore is thinking of running is that he invented the damn Internet and Hillary can't even figure out email
— Bret Jacobson (@bretjacobson) August 17, 2015
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Al Gore warned of this year's ago. Climate Change. Invented the internet. Man is a genius. https://t.co/CisQUpJzIR
— Charles (@charles102780) August 14, 2015
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Rumors that Hillary Clinton contacted Al Gore for help deleting emails, because he invented the Internet, may not be entirely true! #Guilty
— Aric Cougar (@AricCougar) August 14, 2015
"Al Gore" invented the internet of course i'll vote for him
— Ronzander (@Ronzander73) August 14, 2015
Al Gore for president because he invented the internet lol
— Mitch (@mitche11schurig) August 14, 2015
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Al Gore surely should run after all he "invented the Internet"
— Sandra Hohmann (@NewsandIdol) August 14, 2015
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Al Gore? Running for prez again?
Let's see, he invented the Internet and climate change.What did he invent this time?
— STILL HOPING (@1969tttt) August 14, 2015
Al Gore:Great Credentials; invented the internet; global warming advocate; attacked masseuse. #InstantContender https://t.co/tX9DPcODXF
— Michael Moskaitis (@Tucsonmike520) August 14, 2015
Al Gore invented the internet WHAT HAVE YOU DONE??
— Feral Urkel (@twitsnotnice) August 13, 2015
Al Gore is now top-trending on the Internet he invented
— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) August 13, 2015
Al Gore: Hey, remember me? I invented the internet.
— Sheryl #rescue #loveofcountry #2A (@sav01) August 13, 2015
I saw Al Gore was trending and for a minute he may have invented the internet again.
— Bob Ryder (@brydertna) August 13, 2015
If you "invented" the Internet, couldn't you give yourself a "chakra release"? @algore #allegedly on both accounts.
— saul pigwerth (@HonkyCrisis) August 13, 2015
Al Gore dreamt about a series of tubes and the next day he invented the internet.
— Andy Theodorou (@atmanone) August 13, 2015
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That's why Al Gore invented the internet…duh. https://t.co/TqqAZ6JCbB
— Tracy Sterling (@tracysterling) August 13, 2015
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So Trump made immigration an issue and Al Gore invented the internet. I'm starting to understand politics now. #GOPDebate
— @jaysays (@jaysays) August 7, 2015
Some days life would just be a whole lot easier if Al Gore hadn't invented the internet.
😔— Looking Glass (@Look4Glass) August 3, 2015
Apparently Al Gore has a daughter named Tana. Because I'm sure this is her. She invented internet too.
— TheDivineMissTara💋 (@Tara812) August 3, 2015
It's refreshing to know that K-mart, not Al Gore, invented the internet…but can you deliver that… http://t.co/hsEEDvsdz7
— jamadots.com (@jamadots) August 3, 2015
Hmmmm… read the post that said Mar Roxas "invented BPO". Kinda sounds like Al Gore who said he "invented" the internet.
— JP Fenix (@jpfenix) August 3, 2015
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#FakeComputerFacts if Al Gore had not invented the internet, global warming would have never happened
— Mister Nerdzilla (@MisterNerdzilla) August 2, 2015
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No wifi for my afternoon session on the 2016 election. So this is how life was like before Al Gore invented the Internet. #ABAAnnual
— Law Scribbler (@LawScribbler) July 31, 2015
Al Gore invented the internet so that we could more easily share our outrage with the world
— Travis Larchuk (@larchuk) July 30, 2015
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Ha! Should have known that thing Al Gore invented called the Internet would come back to haunt you. #videosWillBeSeen http://t.co/D7iSqCRT4X
— OneMillionPatriots (@1MillionPatriot) July 29, 2015
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al gore invented the internet.
— adina babaian (@adina_garten) July 29, 2015
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This is why Al Gore invented the internet. https://t.co/ZsLYIe4zGM
— Zach Osowski (@Zach_Osowski) July 28, 2015
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The comments on that Yelp page are why everybody should be happy that Al Gore invented the Internet. Pure entertainment.
— Philip Sanford (@thephilsanford) July 28, 2015
Instructions like these were used for toilet paper, before Al Gore invented the internet..https://t.co/uwc5D8uiMr
— Ted (@Tedgforce) July 28, 2015
Cat Videos – the reason Al Gore invented the Internet. -Admin X http://t.co/pPb65lXLQK
— J R (@jromanrealtor) July 28, 2015
"There's this thing called the Internet. Al Gore invented it." – @JCLayfield
Bwahahahahahaha!!!! #RAW— Shaun Emery (@S_J_Emery) July 28, 2015
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Another Facebook Candy Crush request. Wow this is the real reason al gore invented the Internet. Am I right
— MattyP (@MistaMatt78) July 24, 2015
Flashback to that time Al Gore invented the Internet. #FlashBackFriday #sarahhollins pic.twitter.com/2cFcoDxMEd
— Sarah Hollins (@shollinsmusic) July 24, 2015
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…but I guess that's why Al Gore invented the Internet! LOL.
— Horror Nights (@HorrorNights) July 23, 2015
When Al Gore invented the internet I bet he never thought we'd behold such wonders as this. http://t.co/IW7akHkmh8
— Josh Handschuh (@JoshHandschuh) July 23, 2015
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al gore invented the Internet https://t.co/fHD19OAY2u
— Ben (@BenBox83) July 22, 2015
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Ahhh the internet. Calling sluts sluts since AL Gore invented it.
— Igual (@Igual) July 21, 2015
#whenaudreywentintothedr Al Gore had just invented the internet! #bb17 #bblf
— TheXrazor (@TheXrazor) July 20, 2015
Chuck Norris invented the Internet. He only had Al Gore claim to have done it so that he could stop killing people for asking him to fix it.
— Chuck Norris (@factzofchuck) July 20, 2015
Al Gore invented the automobile when he invented the internet while researching global warming.
#FakeCarFacts— Jake the Snake (@hashtagwarfreek) July 19, 2015
I know Al Gore invented the Internet. But why does Google use Al-Gore-ithms for search results? Seems they're giving him too much power!
— (This space available) (@enargins) July 18, 2015
Al Gore invented the Internet just so we can talk about Global Warming.
— No I Diaz 🤷🏻 (@ded) July 17, 2015
#FF to the Al Gore who invented the internet
— Nathan Stevens (@nathan_stevens) July 17, 2015
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If Al Gore invented the #Internet, I invented spell check.
-Dan Quayle#salesforce #analytics #bi #bigdata pic.twitter.com/reUmgNtcIG— BusinessIntelligence (@ForceWarehouse) July 16, 2015
The dubsmash war between @HayleyAtwell with James D'arcy vs @ChloeBennet4 and @clarkgregg is why Al Gore invented the internet.
— Kevin Joyner (@iagreewithkevin) July 15, 2015
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#TodaysKidsWillNeverKnow that @algore invented the Internet
— Mr.Tee-Hee Shirt Co. (@Mr_Tee_Hee) July 14, 2015
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Rachel Campos-Duffy: @ScottWalker drives a Harley. Hillary Clinton hasn't driven her own car since Al Gore invented Internet. #ScottWalker
— Mary Spicuzza (@MSpicuzzaMJS) July 13, 2015
We are due for a global cooling period:http://t.co/IUZiDWDT8g
"I invented the internet"
-Al Gore— Theodore Magnusson (@TeddyMagnusson) July 13, 2015
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it's at times like this i am so thankful al gore invented the internet https://t.co/PY7CSoVgxG
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) July 10, 2015
#VoteMoose is why Al Gore invented the internet.
— David Lesky (@DBLesky) July 10, 2015
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Cute Emergency is pretty much why the internet was invented. Thanks, @algore #Thejokethatneverdies https://t.co/6w2Z1W3ZwT
— Dead All The Time (@deadallthetime_) July 9, 2015
Man Twitter and the Internet were invented for days like this. Thank you @algore
— Luis Garcia (@LaG2981) July 9, 2015
OH NO?? Who would have thunk it? Too funny, just like Al Gore invented the internet..LOL https://t.co/v1fB5EwdHU
— RK Harm24 (@RKHarm24) July 8, 2015
Hillary Clinton invented a time machine?! That's even more awesome than the time Al Gore invented the Internet. http://t.co/0qKQdjrqRa
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) July 7, 2015
#BeforeCellphonesandComputers it was a lot more innocent before Al Gore invented the Internet.
— Tony Tino (not a frozen pizza) (@TTino74) July 7, 2015
RT SteveKoehler22: Al Gore may have invented
the Internet, but Shakespeare
was WAY ahead of him with …."O Romeo, Romeo ….
Wi-Fi ar…— ⬇↘➡ ✊ = Hadouken (@TheAsifAli) July 7, 2015
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Mobile: the biggest dislocation since @AlGore first invented the internet. @comscore https://t.co/PiqEAi48pM
— Gian Fulgoni (@gfulgoni) July 6, 2015
When @algore invented Internet, he had no idea I would use it to watch @darrenrovell open packs of baseballcards all day, while oilin my rig
— Mike Guns (@thegunnah) July 6, 2015
Al Gore may have invented
the Internet, but Shakespeare
was WAY ahead of him with …."O Romeo, Romeo ….
Wi-Fi art thou , Romeo ?"— A Shot of Steve™ ⚡️ (@SteveKoehler22) July 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/embed/status/617400139855081472
When Al Gore invented the internet I don't think he knew @jamesaydelott would ruin it for us! Centipedes in ears, peas in guacamole?! HELP!!
— Teresa Titsworth (@TeresaTitsworth) July 2, 2015
Stuff like this is why Al Gore invented the internet… https://t.co/aNXhiXk5tc
— AstroWorld Series (@SeatPoacher) July 2, 2015
This is the reason Al Gore invented the Internet. https://t.co/z59h1eJDI4
— Andrew O'Hehir (@andohehir) July 2, 2015
#HowIShowMyAge I remember when Al Gore invented the internet.
— J-Diesel (@bill_00778) July 2, 2015
Nice!…and this is why Al Gore invented the Internet @Tom_Aguero @BryanDRoth https://t.co/M7JCs1hrWW
— Mr. Friendly (@mrfriendlybeer) July 2, 2015
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Al Gore invented the Internet. #FunnyUSHistory
— Larry Stinger (@larry_stringer) July 1, 2015
So Al Gore invented the Internet and Trey Songz invented sex.. The more you know
— andy patinkin (@__andles) July 1, 2015
Internet is a US Army invention and the World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee. Neither of which are Al Gore
— Hi. (@JBen1980) July 1, 2015
Another false truth that pisses me off is that "Al Gore invented the internet". Could not be farther from the truth
— Hi. (@JBen1980) July 1, 2015
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I invented the Internet. And goats. — Al Gore #AddGoatRuinAQuote @midnight
— Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean) July 1, 2015
Things have got a lot more scary since Al Gore invented the Internet all those years ago. http://t.co/ZLtK8BXehp
— Dorian Salmon (@dgsalmon) July 1, 2015
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Keep IPv4 for America. An American, Al Gore, invented the Internet for God's sake! There are plenty of IPv4… http://t.co/zeR6hM5nFS
— Mark Bernay (@PhoneTrips) June 30, 2015
Scottie Pippen says he was LeBron James before LeBron James. Scottie Pippen also said he invented the internet before Al Gore.
— Matt Markus (@Matt_Markus) June 30, 2015
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This is why Al Gore invented the internet For all the lonely giraffes out there https://t.co/PATRYd6twB
— Çhr裏Mårï (@ChrissMari) June 28, 2015
I bet @algore is wishing he had never invented the Internet with all of its hate and intolerance! #LoveWins
— John Burke (@theburke5) June 28, 2015
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Today's reason Al Gore invented the Internet:
"16 Best Cat Reactions to #SCOTUS Decision" http://t.co/hCYfwqJWBR pic.twitter.com/9RI9s3KHLm— Bryan Roth (@BryanDRoth) June 26, 2015
popups and commercial lasting 35 sec @YouTube @algore when you invented the internet did you expect this?
— robert (@robertpatrickmc) June 26, 2015
My wife just said that all these hacks on the US Government are Al Gore's fault, he invented the Internet
— Caric Martin 🦉 (@CaricMartin) June 26, 2015
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.@POTUS May be the first sitting President to do a podcast, but if Al Gore hadn't invented the internet, we'd never get to hear it. #sothere
— Fred Deformed (@derformed) June 24, 2015
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We here at Rotorhead Brewing are thankful that Al Gore invented the internet. So why wouldn't we use the world… http://t.co/pC0dRSWbdE
— Rotorhead Brewing (@Rotorheadbrew) June 24, 2015
The Internet Takes Mel Gibson's Toxic Lemons, Makes Lemonade … We're pretty sure that when Al Gore invented http://t.co/FxaP5JyeY2
— Stjepan Topolnjak (@stjepantop) June 24, 2015
Daily Robert Smith fact: Partnering with Al Gore, Robert & Al invented the Internet & also are a manbearpig hunting duo.
— 𝕯𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝕯𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 (@Dagger_dance) June 23, 2015
Shannon are you like Al Gore (Internet) and invented charities??? #rhoc
— Lisa Tharpe (@smittenkitten69) June 23, 2015
Tweeting from the sky; as God intended when he invented the internet with Al Gore.
— Mikey Neumann (@mikeyface) June 22, 2015
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Little known fact: in addition to inventing the Internet, Al Gore invented Algorithms. That's why they're called Al Gor(e) Rithms.
— Mandalee Mankins (@mysterybasket) June 22, 2015
